dowry definition
dowry means any property or valuable security given or agreed to be given either directly or indirectly-
dowry means any payment of stock, goods, money or other property made or promised in consideration of an intended marriage;
dowry means any token of stock, goods, moneys or other property given or promised in consideration of an intended marriage;
More Definitions of dowry
dowry means money, goods or any property which has been given or agreed to give to the bride-groom or his father or mother or any person on his behalf, directly or indirectly, at the time of marriage or before marriage at any time after marriage in condition with the smooth continuation of marital life or as a consideration given by the side of the bride and the money, goods or property which has been demanded from the bride or her father or mother or any person on her behalf, by the bride-groom or his father or mother or any other person on his behalf as the above mentioned condition or consideration.
dowry means an amount of the Incentivised Switching Fund which may be distributed by the Independent Body to an Incentivised Switching Beneficiary who has entered into an Incentivised Switching Agreement in respect of any Transferring Target Customers in accordance with the Dowry Calculation Schedule; (Incentivised Switching Terms & Conditions)
dowry means any property or valuable security given or agreed to be given either directly or indirectly by the parties to the marriage at or before or after the marriage in connection with marriage constitutes dowry, but does not include dower or mehr as mentioned in Muslim Personal Law.
dowry means any token of stock, goods, moneys or other property given or
dowry means any payment of stock, goods, moneys or other property made of promised in consideration of an intended marriage;
dowry is defined as means any property or valuable security given or agreed to be given either directly or indirectly: (a) by one party to a marriage to the other party to the marriage; or (b) by the parents of either party to a marriage or by any other person, to either party to the marriage or to any other person; at or before or any time after the marriage in connection with the marriage of said parties but does not include dower or mahr in the case of persons to whom the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) applies. If any person, after the commencement of this Act, gives or takes or abets the giving or taking of dowry, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than five years, and with the fine which shall not be less than fifteen thousand rupees or the amount of the value of such dowry, whichever is more. If any person demands directly or indirectly, from the parents or other relatives or guardian of a bride or bridegroom as the case may be, any dowry, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to two years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees. According to section 498 A of IPC any cruelty for dowry to a woman by the husband or his relatives is a non bailable offence with up to three years jail and fine. Act also provides that any agreement for the giving or taking of dowry shall be void.
dowry means the dowry brought into the family by the daughter-in- law from her father’s home, during or after her marriage.